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The Moon on Friday, October 3, 2042: Waning Gibbous, 78% lit

Waning · 77.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

19.1days

Moon phase on October 3, 2042Waning Gibbous

Friday 3 October 2042367,850 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, October 3, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 77.6% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

77.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
367,850 km228,571 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 3, 2042 is on Monday, September 29, 2042 at 10:34 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 2042 at 02:03 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, September 29, 204210:34
Last Quarter (after)Monday, October 6, 204202:35

The Moon around October 3

More about this date

Friday, October 3, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 2042 to the new moon of October 14, 2042, a cycle of 29.72 days.